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Silent in order to pay attention (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

listen

'pay attention' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'silent in order' is the wordplay.
'in order' is an anagram indicator (the letters in a new order).
'silent' is an anagram of 'LISTEN'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for listen that I've seen before include "Attend (to a sound)" , "Take notice" , "Follow advice" , "Make an effort to hear" , "Give ear (to)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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